Jeter foul ball from 3000 hit AB to be auctioned

[Ripken]

Any guesses on final bid?

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...th-hit-at-bat/

[CollectGU]

I think that MEARS is trying to "hard sell" the significance of the ball via their article in an effort to capitalize on the current hysteria of the moment ( trying to strike while the iron is still hot). It really doesn't signify anything expect a foul ball hit by Jeter on the day he hit his 3,000 hit. MEARS calls it "one of the most historic modern yankee balls ever offered", I'm not buying it...I think iot's worth 3-5k tops, I would bet it goes higher given the current hysteria and actually depeciates in value from it's selling price over the years..

Dave

[ncbadges]

How much is a handful of grass that was in the outfield the day Jeter hit his 3000th? Or a bottle of air that Jeter may possibly have breathed as he was hitting it? I'm all about the moment, but GOOD LORD, they are RAPING the moment.

Its a shame that "the moment" is being shadowed by "the dollar".

ncb

[mbenga28]

I'm all about the moment, but GOOD LORD, they are RAPING the moment.

Its a shame that "the moment" is being shadowed by "the dollar".

ncb

you don't say?

[frikativ54]

Any guesses on final bid?

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...th-hit-at-bat/

I would guess $7,000. People are truly caught up in the hysteria. It's not even the actual ball, but it's as close as many will get to owning a "piece of history."

[momen55]

it is just a ball. it means nothing. it was used in the game, ok. but give me a break people!
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[sox83cubs84]

It reminds me, to a degree, of a similar over-hype for a ball on Waveland Avenue in 1999. It wasn't a regular ballhawk, but one of the many hangers-on that come and go on the street corner. After Mark McGwire broke the single-season homer record in '98 this guy offers me a "historic item" that he chased down the first time the Cardinals visited Wrigley Field in '98. It was a Mark McGwire home run ball. Now, knowing that Ken Vangeloff grabbed the only McGwire street home run in a game at Wrigley that year, I asked him how he got that home run ball (Ken is steadfast about not selling or trading his game home runs). As it turns out, as I figured, it was a BP home run...BUT...it was "valuable" because it was the first BP home run he hit on the street in 1998, according to the owner. I shook my head, said no thanks, and walked away.

Dave Miedema

[cjw]

Dont care if people want to bid on this ball or not (I would't bid) but this quote in the story make Mears look silly, if it's true:

"MEARS examined the ball under a black light and discovered the covert three-digit number applied to discourage possible counterfeiting during milestone achievements."

Almost all MLB game balls are quality stamped at the factory when made, and the digits visible under the backlight in both the photo of the Jeter foul ball from the article and the balls shown at the end of this blog post here (from Citi Field game this week) are nothing more than quality control stamps.

http://snaggingbaseballs.mlblogs.com...at-citi-field/

[Dach0sen0ne]

I would think these would get the real $$$$.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVvhboh5lik

[ncbadges]

I wonder if the 3000th was one of those?

ncb